Fact and Implementation Analysis of Istibdal Method on Waqf Land in the State of Penang

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse the factors and implementation of istibdal method for waqf land in the Penang State. This study is based on two main methodologies namely data collection method and data analysis method. The data collection process was conducted through interview by interviewing the respondents at the Penang Islamic Religious Council to obtain information on the implementation of istibdal in the State of Penang. After that, the results from the interview were analysed using content analysis method. Besides, this method was also used to analyse the documents obtained from the respondents to extract detailed information on the factors and implementation of istibdal. The findings of the analysis reveal that the implementation of istibdal in the State of Penang is based on several factors regarding public interest known as road construction projects, flood mitigation projects and Islamic cemeteries.